Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2011/12 |
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 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| While taking this unit you must take AR40300 |
| Description:
| Aims: To provide an investigation of Architectural Theory and History of Urban design in the post-war period. Themes within contemporary city theory will be identified via a discussion of their proponents. Links will be made to the module in studio design that runs concurrently with this project. Students who have completed this unit should be able to demonstrate the utilization of a major theme in architectural theory and history in the critical appraisal of practice; demonstrate an understanding of the contemporary built environment as filtered through assigned texts, and to set out a critical appraisal of the arguments presented; research an architectural topic of theoretical/speculative interest. Learning Outcomes: Students who have completed this unit will be able to demonstrate understanding of: * The influences on the contemporary built environment of individual buildings, the design of cities, past and present societies; * The histories and theories of architecture and urban design, the history of ideas, and the related disciplines of art, cultural studies and landscape studies and its application in critical debate. Skills: Independent research; presenting arguments coherently in Powerpoint and written form. Content: Working in pairs students are asked to prepare a Powerpoint presentation of 30 minutes duration and an associated written paper on an allocated city theorist. Assessment will be based on clarity of argument, criticality, depth of research and overall coherence. |
| Programme availability: |
AR40105 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
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